Err.. I have yet to read any such statement from the Maryland Transit Authority. No offense, but you're effectively putting words in the mouth of a policeman.

FWIW, I'm still waiting to hear directly from the other PAX and/or police. I wonder if the claim that will arise if the police say he WASN'T a problem is are they backing up a fellow thin blue line member because of a brotherhood code.

I suspect we'll never truly know what happened, since different people have different pieces of the puzzle. Although my understanding was (from an earlier article) that the book was retrieved from his *jacket*, which was left in his seat when he was asked to deplane the first time. A paperback with an English title (but set in a flowing psuedo Arabic script).

The Agent apprently doesn't read Arabic, so it's a fair bet the book was probably not in Arabic.

Regards,
-Bouncer-